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House of mirrors: what’s behind the third prosecution of Gulnara Karimova

6 April 2020

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An international arbitration case sheds light on the third successful prosecution of Gulnara Karimova, Uzbekistan’s...
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On the future of capitalism after the pandemic.
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Airbnb has been rocked by COVID-19. Do we really want to see it recover?

4 April 2020

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It's time to consider alternatives to the profit-driven models of platform capitalists.
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UK coronavirus guidance could cause spike in child deaths, doctors warn

5 April 2020

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Experts demand change in public messaging, warning that confused parents are too scared to take sick kids to hospital or GPs.
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A widening data divide: COVID-19 and the Global South

3 April 2020

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COVID-19 shows the need for a global alliance of experts who can fast-track the capacity building of developing...

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‘Protect the NHS’ must not be another excuse to blame patients

Published on: 6 April 2020

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Scaring people away from using Britain’s National Health Service is a dangerous and toxic message - and now it’s...
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From corporate carewashing to genuine care?

Published on: 6 April 2020

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The coronavirus crisis forces us to reconsider the business of business.
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The surveillance industry won’t save us from crises

Published on: 6 April 2020

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Turning to the security industry isn’t the solution: it’s a symptom of the problem.
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Regole ‘assurde’ ostacolano l’accesso all’aborto durante COVID-19

Published on: 6 April 2020

Written by: Francesca Visser All articles by Francesca Visser

Abortire è legale in Italia da oltre quarant’anni, ma secondo le linee guida le IVG farmacologiche sono accessibili...
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COVID-19: on the epistemic condition

Published on: 6 April 2020

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Indigenous cosmologies have always argued that we must treat the world as an interconnected, living organism with...
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Queen beckons Britain into Covid-nationalism trap

Published on: 6 April 2020

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Elizabeth Windsor's speech about COVID-19 tried to spin our profound feelings about the pandemic into nationalist sentiment
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“Essential” immigrant farmworkers struggle to feed themselves during Coronavirus

Published on: 6 April 2020

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Immigrant farm workers have long been essential to the United States. But they have never been recognized, respected...
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Climate: institutional collapse and a new agreement to win

Published on: 6 April 2020

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The postponement of COP-26 in Glasgow announced this week confirms the defeat for a longstanding impotent institutionalism.
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Eyes wide open: Europe’s choices

Published on: 6 April 2020

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The margin for error is now zero. The choice lies between the pains of a new birth of civilisation or the...
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Published on: 6 April 2020

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Coping with crisis: How much “resilience” is on display?

Published on: 6 April 2020

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Covid-19 shows the idea people triumph alone over adversity is a myth – it takes the support and resources of a society.
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Venezuela calls for agreements on dignity and life in the face of Covid-19

Published on: 6 April 2020

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In the face of the pandemic caused by Covid-19, protecting the lives and dignity of people must be at the heart of...
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¿Quién está feliz con el coronavirus?

Published on: 3 April 2020

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Nuestros derechos y democracias están amenazados. Pero la forma en que esta crisis redefina nuestro mundo depende de...
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Labour’s new leader must be a capacity builder

Published on: 3 April 2020

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Britain’s Labour party has five potential futures...
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Covid-19 crisis and long-term transformations: alternatives from India

Published on: 3 April 2020

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The Great Pause

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The coronavirus has brought our economy to a standstill. But instead of rebuilding a broken system, we must explore...
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‘Absurd’ rules obstruct abortion access in Italy during COVID-19

Published on: 3 April 2020

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Abortion has been legal in Italy for 40 years but guidelines say medical terminations must occur in hospitals – now...
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A call for sanity and tolerance in Iran at a time of national emergency

Published on: 3 April 2020

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An open letter to Iran’s head of judiciary and deputy leader of Iran’s council of experts, Hojat-ol Eslam Ebrahim Raissi.
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Billionaire offshore retailer accused of ‘putting profit above staff’ during coronavirus

Published on: 2 April 2020

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The Range says it’s selling ‘essential items’. Staff say: ‘We have no hand sanitiser but we are encouraging people...
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Published on: 2 April 2020

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The tension with the UN following its latest report confirms the trivialization of the crisis of social leaders by...
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